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Character, Attitude and Control 6/18/2010

Michael Borga of point pleasant, nj usa asks...

Can anyone tell me what the foul was that called back the 3rd goal for the US against Slovenia? AR didn't raise flag so it couldn't have been offsides, could it?

Never saw any indication from the ref as to what he was calling, did you?
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Character, Attitude and Control 6/7/2010

David M of Corona, CA usa asks...

I wish someone would emphasize to the refs that kicking the ball or especially the keeper when they have possession is AGAINST THE RULES. We have teams that are taught to 'challenge' (I'd call it attack) the keeper when they have the ball, almost no...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/17/2010

Catherine of Kearny, NJ USA asks...

Second question on our NJ State Cup game, which was very controversial. The ref awarded a penalty kick to other team in the second half of a 0-0 game calling interference on our goalie. Our goalie did slide into attacker, but...after the ball was u...

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Character, Attitude and Control 5/12/2010

John of aylord, mi Otsego asks...

If the ball is being played at the far end of the field and a comfrontation happens on the other end enough to stop play nothing serious just keeping it under control what would be the restart and where would it take place?...

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Character, Attitude and Control 3/27/2010

Erik of Arlington, TX USA asks...

After a teammate knocked the ball loose in the penalty area after making a tackle, I cleared the ball towards the sidelines, far to the adjacent field. The referee made a horrible call, giving the other team a penalty kick for the tackle. My cleara...

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Character, Attitude and Control 2/25/2010

Broward of Yokosuka, Japan asks...

I both coach and play in our various base leagues here in Japan, and our selection of officials is exceptionally thin. While we have several qualified officials, there are several who have no idea what they are doing on a pitch, and are always follo...

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Character, Attitude and Control 1/24/2010

Adam Wolstneholme of manchester, England asks...

What is the correct action if, a corner ball is given, a player goes to retrieve the ball and kicks it to the taker, the taker then takes the corner whilst the player is off the field of play. Are you supposed to wait for the player to re enter the f...

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Character, Attitude and Control 12/9/2009

alex of richmond hill, ontario canada asks...

I can understand the theory behind the answers provided here, but I have to admit that I find it difficult to apply in practise in many instances. The problem is the referee is paying attention to the play which is where the action is, and it is diff...

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Character, Attitude and Control 11/16/2009

Scott Lusk of Roseville, CA US asks...

We had a Ref yell out of control at a player and when the coach told him that he was a little to passionate he screamed out of control at the coach and told him to sit down for the rest of te game. Then the head coch came out to talk to the ref and h...

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Character, Attitude and Control 11/16/2009

Dave of Des Moines, IA US asks...

When you see two opponents going at each other and it is above your 'physical play' meter but you just can't make out who is the worst offender, is it OK to go ahead and call a foul on one of them and then make sure that you have a word with both of ...

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